Amazon Brings Artificial Intelligence To Cloud Storage To Protect Customer Data Amazon has become the first public cloud provider to blend Artificial Intelligence with cloud storage to help customers secure data. The new service dubbed Amazon Macie relies on Machine Learning to automatically discover, classify, and protect sensitive data stored in AWS. This service reports potential risks involved with the stored data, its permissions, and access patterns. Amazon Macie’s key objective is to find and report sensitive data stored in the cloud that is not entirely secured. It goes beyond mere recommendation by analyzing the usage and access patterns. When...

The World's Top Artificial Intelligence Companies Are Pleading for a Ban on Killer Robots The world’s top artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics companies have used a conference in Melbourne to collectively urge the United Nations to ban killer robots or lethal autonomous weapons. An open letter by 116 founders of robotics and artificial intelligence companies from 26 countries was launched at the world’s biggest artificial intelligence conference, the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), as the UN delays meeting until later this year to discuss the robot arms race. "These can be weapons of terror, weapons that despots and...

Bill To Strengthen Cyber-security For The Internet Of Things Intelligent indoor lighting that follows you where you go, smart refrigerators that send pictures of their contents to grocers, sentient thermostats that adjust temperature based on activity, free and unhindered access to an unlimited library of information has transformed an entire generation. However, what nightmares lie concealed in the shadows of your intelligence life while you go by each day under the simulated delusion of safety? Gone is the era of firewalls, antiviruses and cyber-security suites guiding every access point in your home. With the gadgets in your household no longer limited...

AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, and Trustonic Form IoT Security Alliance AT&T, IBM, Nokia, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec, and Trustonic have formed the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance, aiming to use their combined expertise to allay business concerns about the Internet of Things and solve its security challenges. "The explosive growth in the number of IoT devices is only expected to continue; therefore, so must the associated cybersecurity protections," said Mo Katibeh, AT&T senior vice president of Advanced Solutions. ‘Be it a connected car, pacemaker or coffee maker, every connected device is a potential new entry point for cyberattacks,’ said...